Fédération de la Mode Circulaire: release of their EU Manifesto for Circular Fashion

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Start/End date
Event type
Workshop
Country
Belgium
City
Brussels
Sector
Behavioural incentives,
Circular design,
Clothing and Fashion industry,
Digital solutions,
Economic instruments,
Governance,
Recycling,
Textiles, apparel and leather
Scope
EU
Key Area
Production,
Consumption,
Waste management,
Secondary raw materials,
Innovation and investments
Organising Body
Fédération de La Mode Circulaire
Manifesto release

The Fédération de la Mode Circulaire (Circular Fashion Federation) is organising an event which will mark a milestone in their journey towards sustainable fashion: the release of their EU Manifesto for Circular Fashion. 

This event will bring together industry leaders, policymakers and circularity experts united by a common goal: to advocate for a transformative agenda that redefines the fashion industry through the principles of circularity.

It will unveil their manifesto, developed in collaboration with over 300 member companies. The manifesto outlines a policy roadmap for the European Union to leverage circular fashion as a means to bolster its textile industry, promote fair competition and champion environmental and human rights standards.

The manifesto covers:

  • Addressing unfair competition from third-country imports by integrating new textiles into the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, eliminating duty-free import thresholds, using public procurement to boost demand for circular and European textiles, and creating a legal definition for fast fashion.
  • The role of VAT in promoting circularity by expanding reduced VAT rates to circular fashion products and services and simplifying VAT on margins for second-hand goods.
  • Consumer information and its importance in driving systemic change through harmonised environmental scoring, mandatory recycling information, a circular Digital Product Passport and a social score methodology.
  • Harmonising Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems to promote circularity by standardising eco-contribution and governance, implementing bonus-malus mechanisms, and excluding second-hand goods from EPR obligations.
  • Boosting textile collection and recycling by establishing European standards, using EU Structural Funds to support local textile management, and supporting innovation and industrial development.

Event programme:

  • 9:30: Event start - Introduction
  • 10:00-11:00: Panel discussion 1: Driving EU competitiveness through circular fashion
    • The speakers will explore the specifics of circular fashion, its fundamental differences from linear fashion and its key role in European competitiveness.
    • Speakers: Monicà Rodriguez (RECOVO), Saskia Bricmont (Member of the European Parliament), Pascaline Wilhelm (ENAMOMA, and Agata Kotkowska (DG Environment).
  • 11:00-12:00: Panel discussion 2: A European Manifesto for circular fashion: from vision to action
    • The discussions will focus on the operational levers of circular fashion, the obstacles to overcome and the solutions provided by the Federation's members.
    • Speakers: Camille Le Gal (Fairly Made), Mariska Boer (EuRIC), Szilvia Turi (Redivivum), and Mikael Garellick (DG GROW).
  • 12:00-13:30: Lunch and networking

This hybrid event will be in English and there is no charge for attending. It will take place at 09:30-13:30 CET on 20 February.

More information and registration.